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African Utility Week delegates will be able to experience first-hand how far the Western Cape has come in developing its own renewable energy resources during site visits which form part of the event which takes place from 15-17 March.

Many questions around Africa’s options to meet power challenges in more environmentally friendly ways will be answered at this year’s African Utility Week which is held at the CTICC in Cape Town from 15-17 March.

Top Latin American mobile network operators and global high-tech giants are meeting in Rio de Janeiro in April to strategize on how best to take advantage of the enormous explosion that is expected in the Latin American mobile broadband market.

The Scandinavian market has made an invaluable contribution towards advancing the smart grid, says Aida Mezit, project director of the Transmission & Distribution Europe and Smart Grids Europe, taking place from 12-14 April in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Power projects in Africa are increasingly viewed as attractive investments by foreign and African investors says Nicole Smith, project director of the Power Indaba Summit which is taking place from 14-16 March 2011 in Cape Town, South Africa.

The rapidly changing energy road map of Europe, including upgrading and connecting infrastructure, will be addressed during the Transmission & Distribution Europe and Smart Grids Europe conference from 12-14 April in Copenhagen, Denmark.

The challenge to integrate higher levels of renewables into the existing energy mix safely and reliably will be addressed during a workshop at the Smart Energy India conference and exhibition this coming Monday, 31 January in New Delhi.

The unique challenges and opportunities facing the Middle East downstream industry, including low margins and overcapacity in the short term, will be high on the agenda during the upcoming Middle East Downstream Week 8-11 May in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

There are high expectations in the gas industry for a lively European Gas Conference when all the major role players in the great pipeline debate take to the stage in Vienna from 26-28 January.

Leading mobile payments solutions provider Luup and ITCL, largest operator of money access points in Bangladesh, will reveal their strategy to mobile enable ITCL’s payments hub during the next MMT APAC conference in Manila in from 18-20 January.